FREE ALL DAY!

Delight in a day of family fun at the National Museum. November’s theme is music.

Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together.

All Day Craft Activities:

Make some jolly jingles by creating your own colorful and fun tambourine.

Shake Shake! Time to be creative and design your own maraca using a variety of materials.

Origami Corner: Make an Origami turkey, Gobble Gobble!

*Special Toy Drive: Bring a new, unwrapped toy to the National Museum and we’ll donate it to the Children’s Hospital of L.A.

Schedule:
11:00 AM: Doors open.

12:00 PM: Learn how to play giant Taiko drums.

1:00 – 4:00 PM: Kidding Around the Kitchen will help you make a veggie soup that will be music to everyone’s taste buds. This recipe is in honor of Vivaldi’s, Four Seasons.

1:00 - 3:30 PM: Have a great time singing your favorite songs with friends and family at the Rock Star Recording Workshop. (Limited to 20 children; first come, first serve)

2:00 PM: Taiko Performance

4:00 PM – Doors close

About Our Friends:
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL:
Helping a child "just be a kid" while in the hospital can be crucial to the recovery process. Through the generosity of our community supporters, approximately 500 toys per week are given to patients, based on the guidelines below: *One toy per week that a patient is in the hospital *One toy for a procedure or surgery *One toy for a birthday *Additional toys may be given if children cannot bring toys from home

Please help the Children’s Hospital by bringing a toy to the National Museum. Toys have to be new, and wrapped. New books are acceptable too. For more information please call (323.361.2371) or visit: www.childrenshospitalla.org.

ROCKSTAR WORKSHOP:
Rock Star CD Recording Workshop is the mobile recording studio that turns your event into a recording session for your guests. Reading off a screen and singing along with a backing track, your guests take turns recording their favorite songs. And the end of your event, everyone will take home their very own debut CD!

For more information or to book your own party, visit www.rockstarworkshop.net.

KIDDING AROUND THE KITCHEN
It is such a common problem in today's world that families rarely get to eat together anymore.

Kidding Around The Kitchen shows that families can make and eat food together without a lot of fuss or a huge time commitment. The family food demo helps families with tips on smarter shopping, fun recipe ideas, advice on how to incorporate healthier choices when possible and advice on how to delegate tasks in an age-appropriate way. This family food demo is a “how to” get everyone involved in the family meal.

Kidding Around The Kitchen is for families that have full plates in life as well as wanting a full plate of food to enjoy together. It's about time well spent. You'll see your kids get a we did it attitude!! This family food demo works on the try it premises all while empowering the kids and family. If we can do it, so can you!!

Kidding Around The Kitchen is an adventure in fun, food and family. We are not only making food, we are making memories.

For more information on Kidding Around The Kitchen visit: www.kiddingaroundthekitchen.com.

FAMILY TAIKO WORKSHOP:
Japanese immigrants first brought taiko (“big drum”) to the United States, but today’s taiko combines traditional Japanese drumming with world influences to create a uniquely Japanese American art form. In this interactive performance, kids learn about taiko’s basic techniques and some students will try their hands at playing the drums in a call-and-answer session. Kids learn about the rhythms used in taiko and how drummers create their complex music from simple beats.

2009 Target Free Family Saturday schedule

December 12 – Let's Celebrate!

Other Family Events at the National Museum

December 5: Winter Family Breakfast Feast Cooking Workshop